mother mother
there’s too many of you crying
and brother brother brother
there’s far too many of you dying
you know you’ve got to find a way
to bring back love here today
father father
there’s no need to escalate
you see war is not the answer
for only love can conquer hate
you know we’ve got to find a way
to bring back lovin’ here today
pre
picket lines brother
and picket signs brother
don’t punish me brother
with brutality brother
just talk to me brother
so you can see
ah what’s going on
what’s going on
what’s going on yeah
what’s going on
post
nonlyrical vocals
mother mother
everybody thinks we’re wrong
who are they to judge us
just because our hair is long
you know we’ve got to find a way
to bring back understanding today
ahah ahah
ahha
ahah ahah
you know we’ve got to find a way
to bring back some lovin’ here today
pre
picket lines sister
and picket signs sister
don’t punish me sister
with brutality sister
now just talk to me sister
so you can see
what’s going on
what’s going on
oh what’s going on
tell me what’s going on
post
nonlyrical vocals
what’s going on
what’s going on
what’s going on
yeah yeah
what’s going on yeah
you tell me i’ll tell you
you tell me i’ll tell you
what’s going on ah
mother mother
father father yeah
what’s going on
what’s going on
i’ll tell you what’s going on
you tell me what’s going on ah
father father
there’s too many of you dying
Artist: Cyndi Lauper
Year: 1987
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 169